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Variations in the Use of Outpatient Surgery

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.24165

July 31, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT

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What are the factors associated with the use of outpatient surgery?In this cross-sectional study of 456 954 participants, variations in the use of outpatient surgery were associated primarily with geographic location. Lower frequency of outpatient surgery at hospitals in the Northeast and Pacific Coastal regions was not explained by patient- or hospital-related factors.Recognition of geographical variations and providing benchmarking national data may improve use of resources for patients undergoing surgery.

Corresponding Author: Cornelius A. Thiels, DO, MBA, Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic Rochester, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55902 (thiels.cornelius@mayo.edu).

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